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[buddywebb]

Hello everyone,
Just saw these on Dell outlet and was wanting to know your thoughts on it for a BI system with between 9-15 2 & 4 MP cameras?

OptiPlex 7070 $738

Intel Core 9th Generation i7-9700 Processor (8 Core, Up to 4.70GHz, 12MB Cache, 65W)
Windows 10 Pro
500GB 2.5inch SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
16GB (2X8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 UDIMM Non-ECC
8X DVD+/-RW
Integrated Graphics
Dell Outlet OptiPlex 7070 Small Form Factor

OptiPlex 3080 $565

Intel Core 10th Generation i5-10500 Processor (6 Core, Up to 4.50GHz, 12MB Cache, 65W)
Windows 10 Pro
1TB 3.5inch SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
8GB (1x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 UDIMM Non-ECC
8X DVD+/-RW
Integrated Graphics
Dell Outlet OptiPlex 3080 Small Form Factor


Thanks
Buddy

 

[NoDak]

Just a note on these systems from Dell. Double check the power supply mounting in the cases. Not all allow regular ATX power supply to be installed as a replacement of the oem one, if you want to add in a dedicated gpu later on.

 

[The Automation Guy]

Hello everyone,
Just saw these on Dell outlet and was wanting to know your thoughts on it for a BI system with between 9-15 2 & 4 MP cameras?

OptiPlex 7070 $738

Intel Core 9th Generation i7-9700 Processor (8 Core, Up to 4.70GHz, 12MB Cache, 65W)
Windows 10 Pro
500GB 2.5inch SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
16GB (2X8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 UDIMM Non-ECC
8X DVD+/-RW
Integrated Graphics
Dell Outlet OptiPlex 7070 Small Form Factor

OptiPlex 3080 $565

Intel Core 10th Generation i5-10500 Processor (6 Core, Up to 4.50GHz, 12MB Cache, 65W)
Windows 10 Pro
1TB 3.5inch SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
8GB (1x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 UDIMM Non-ECC
8X DVD+/-RW
Integrated Graphics
Dell Outlet OptiPlex 3080 Small Form Factor


Thanks
Buddy

Personally I would lean towards the i7 given the number of cameras that you want to run. It definitely doesn't need to be a 9700 series chip however. A 6700 series will work just as well for BI use and can be a lot cheaper. I just today picked up a used Dell 7070 small form factor i7-6700 with 16gb of RAM and a 2566gb M.2 SSD drive for $333 ($319 plus tax) on ebay. The seller still has a couple (some with wireless keyboards) available. Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF i7-6700 3.4GHz 16GB 256GB M.2 SSD WiFi Win10 | eBay

This machine is destined for my parents house to replace and aging computer that runs their home automation and DVR system. They don't run any cameras currently, but this machine will be more than capable of handling them should I want to add BI to the mix.

EDIT - I'm still old school and think that the i5 chips have fewer cores like they use to (4 core/4 thread). The i5-10500 has 6 cores/12 threads and it will perform better than the i7-6700. I wasn't thinking this was the case when I wrote my initial reply. That i5 chip would obviously work fine for BI use as well.

 

[Mike A.]

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